Sleeve



June 3, 1941. M. KLEiMAN ATTORNEYS SLEEVE Filed Nov. 7, 1939 i atented June 3, 1941 SLEEVE 1,, assignor V to New York, N..Y.,

a corporation of New York Application November 7, 1939, Serial No. 303,176

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved sleeve.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a sleeve having an improved cuff construction which is especially adapted for use in Womens dresses and other garments, and more particularly maids uniforms and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide an extensible cuff, having elastic means which hold the cuff in predetermined normal open shape, so that the improved cuff will fit snugly at the wrist.

Another object is to provide a simple and eifi- .cient construction which can be made easily and .cheaply.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawing which illustrate a preferred embodiment, it being under- ,stood that the above statement of the objects of ;-my invention is intended to generally explain the same without limiting it in any manner.

Fig. l is an elevation of the improved sleeve, ithe representation of part of the outer cuff hav- ,ing been broken away, in order to illustrate the construction of the sleeve more clearly.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged section on the .line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

.Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 4 of Fig. 2.

The sleeve I is made of any suitable fabric. It is provided with a pleated cuff 2. The cuff of the sleeve is maintained in pleated form by a plurality of elastic yarns 3 which are applied to the inner side of the inner wall of the cuif of the sleeve.

As shown in Fig. 4, the material of the sleeve is bent inwardly at the cuff thereof, so that the cuff of the sleeve has a double wall. The elastic yarns 3 are made of rubber or of covered rubber, of the well-known Lastex type. The elastic yarns 3 are held in position at the inner face of the inner wall of the cuff, by means of lines of stitches 4. The loops of these stitches embrace the elastic yarns 3 at spaced intervals, so that the elastic yarns 3 are held tightly in position. The elastic yarns 3 are applied in tensed condition and when the tension on these yarns is released, said yarns 3 contract to form the pleated endportion or cuff 2 of the sleeve. Said cuif is readily extensible so that it can he slipped upon the wrist of the wearer, and the elastic yarns 3 then hold the cuff firmly in position on the wrist. The stitches 4 may be chain-stitches or lockstitches. That is, a lock-stitch may be formed where the elastic yarn is under tension and while the material is unpleated. The loops 4 thus hold the elastic locking yarn 3. As the tension is released, the yarn 3 contracts between the loops 4, in order to form the pleats.

The ornamental outer cuff is made of any suitable material. This outer cuff also has a pleated portion 6 which overlies a part of the pleated portion 2 of the sleeve. The pleated portion 6 of the outer cuif 5 is provided with elastic yarns 1 which correspond to the elastic yarns 3. The elastic yarns l are held in position by means of stitches 8, which correspond to the stitches 4. As shown in Fig. 4, the material of the ornamental outer cuif 5 is bent inwardly.

The ornamental outer cuff is detachably connected to the sleeve by means of tacking stitches 9 which are spaced from each other, as shown in Fig. 2. These tacking stitches 9 can be easily removed so as to launder the outer cuff 5. The outer cuff 5 can then be easily connected to the sleeve, by forming tacks or tacking stitches 9.

Since the ornamental outer cuff is connected to the sleeve only at spaced intervals, the sleeve and the outer cuff can readily expand and contract in unison. The sleeve is provided with the usual longitudinal seam, which is not shown in the drawings, as said seam is of conventional construction. The ends of the ornamental outer.

cufi 5 are separated from each other, as shown in Fig. 2.

The elastic yarns 3 and 7 are very thin and they do not detract from the ornamental appearance of the sleeve and of the outer cuif 5, since they are invisible at the outer surface of the sleeve and at the outer surface of the ornamental cuff.

I have shown a invention, but it is and omissions may from its spirit.

I claim:

1. A sleeve having a plurality of elastic yarns abutting the inner wall of said sleeve adjacent preferred embodiment of my clear that numerous changes be made without departing the free end of said sleeve, said elastic yarns being spaced longitudinally from each other stitches penetrating the material of said sleeve and binding said elastic yarns to the sleeve, the material adjacent the free end of said sleeve being held in normal pleated formation by said elastic yarns, an outer cuif connected to said sleeve at circumferentially spaced points by means of tacks, said outer cuff having elastic means which hold the end-portion thereof in normal pleated formation, said outer cuff being extensible and contractible in unison with the pleated end-portion of the the double wall of the sleeve and binding said sleeve. elastic yarns to the sleeve, the material adja- 2. In combination, a sleeve and an outer cufi, cent the free end portion of said sleeve being held said outer cuff being connected to the end-porin normal pleated formation by said elastic yarns,

tion of the sleeve at circumferentially spaced an outer cuff having elastic yarns spaced longipoints by means of tacks, the endportion of the tudinally from each other, stitches binding said outer cuff and the end-portion of the sleeve reelastic yarns to the cuff, said stitches and spectively having elastic means which hold the yarns of the cuff and sleeve being in substantial same in normal pleated formation, said end-poralinement, said elastic means of the outer cuff tions of the sleeve and of the outer cuff being exl0 holding the end portions of the cuff in normal tensible and contractible in unison. pleated formation, said sleeve and cuff being dis- 3. A sleeve having a depending portion disposed in spaced apart relationship whereby the posed inwardly of the sleeve to form a double cuff is extensible and contractible in unison with wall, a plurality of elastic yarns abutting the dethe end portion of the sleeve, and detachable pending portion of said sleeve adjacent th free 15 means for connecting said sleeve and cult toend thereof, said elastic yarns being spaced longether.

gitudinally from each other, stitches penetrating MORRIS KLEIMAN. 

